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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say is speculation?
(a) Hnannibal was a copy cat.
(b) Hannibal took no prisonners.
(c) Hannibal was not the military genius, his brother was.
(d) That Hannibal used slaves as spies.

2. How did Hannibal learn what he knew about the Roman army?
(a) By capturing Romans.
(b) Nobody knows.
(c) Reading Roman publications.
(d) By studying previous engagements.

3. How did Hannibal differ from other Carthaginians according to "Hannibal's Way"?
(a) He was not very religious.
(b) He was of Roman descent.
(c) He was the son of a peasant.
(d) He was not rich.

4. Who set traps for Hannibal's army?
(a) The Moors.
(b) The Gauls.
(c) The Celts.
(d) The Romans.

5. How many soldiers were taken prisoner by Hannibal during the Battle of Cannae?
(a) 19,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 25,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hannibal encourage his soldiers to do?

2. What language did Hannibal speak besides Carthaginian?

3. What choice did Hannibal tell his men was better that slavery?

4. What did Hannibal want his troops to do to destabilize the Roman army?

5. How many cavalrymen died during the Battle of Cannae?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a plausible statement according to O'Connell in Chapter 5?

2. What weakness of Hannibal did Fabius Maximus figure out?

3. What did Hannibal try to start with Fabius?

4. What reputation did Hannibal have among historians according to Chapter 4?

5. What was the one fact about Hannibal that went without dispute?

6. What was the trip like as Hannibal put together his armada?

7. What happened to Hannibal's armada in mid-September?

8. What were Hannibal's men and animals suffering from?

9. Who set up a trap for Hannibal and his men?

10. What happened in Rome after the battle in Cannae?

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